Members of a generation brought up amid years of discord reflect on their experiences
Souna, 25, a business manager, and Karam, 23, a DJ, go bowling with their friends in Damascus, Syria. I feel like I must either stay this way - careless. or I will go insane, says Karam. Reuters
Ali, 25, an IT student, seen here with LEDs wrapped around his head, lives in Damascus. Ali says he could talk for days about the things that affected him during the war. Reuters
Jawad, 23, a DJ, returned in 2019 to a Syria he barely recognised, after spending the war years in Dubai for safety. It was a big shock, everything without lights. no electricity but despite all the exhaustion and sadness on people s faces we have hope that everything will be fixed, he says. Reuters